Disclaimer: This review will contain two overused Alfred Hitchcock references. Proceed with caution. Alfred Hitchcock once famously said, “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out”. While this is pithy, clever, and a great quote to generally throw about at dinner parties, it is a bit reductive. Drama, in film, in novels, in plays, tends to walk a finer line than that. Sometimes pacing is deliberately slowed to convey emotion, a character state of mind, a theme. A perfect … Continue reading Panic Fest: ‘Starfish’ is Grief With the Dull Bits Left In